1.) A standard CGTech license server and CGTech licensed-options

or…

2.) A Pro/Engineer NC application using an "embedded" license.

When running VERICUT with the embedded license from a Pro/Engineer NC application, the CGTech-distributed VERICUT provides the same features as the VERICUT distributed with Pro/Engineer on the Pro/Engineer CD. This license configuration of VERICUT can only be accessed from within Pro/Engineer. It cannot be run separately, outside of Pro/Engineer.

When running VERICUT using a CGTech license server, VERICUT can either be started from within Pro/Engineer or separately, outside of Pro/Engineer.

Whether you are using VERICUT with a CGTech license server or with the embedded Pro/E license, VERICUT may be started from the Pro/Engineer "NC Check" menus within Pro/Engineer NC machining products. See the following diagram:

In the diagram, the script that runs VERICUT from within Pro/Engineer uses an embedded version of VERICUT shipped on the Pro/Engineer CD. This script can be modified to use the standard VERICUT distributed by CGTech. You can also select the license mode (CGTech license server or Pro/E embedded license) using an environment variable.

Instructions:
Follow the steps below to reconfigure your Pro/Engineer installation to use the CGTech-distributed VERICUT. The instructions below are for the Windows platform and assume VERICUT is installed at C:\CGTech544, and assumes Pro/Engineer is installed at C:\Program Files\proeWildfire. Your install locations may vary. UNIX systems work similarly, using a UNIX script and environment settings.

1. Install standard VERICUT 6.0.x from the CD you received from CGTech. Follow the normal VERICUT installation procedure.

2. Edit …bin\proev.bat in your Pro/E Wildfire installation to run the standard VERICUT (you may want to make a copy of the original before you proceed):

A. Find the line "set CGTECH_INSTALL=%PRO_DIRECTORY%".

B. Insert the following two lines ahead of it:

call c:\cgtech602\windows\commands\vericut.bat %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
goto end_cgtech

C. Save the file.

3. Set the VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME environment variable to choose which license mode you want to use. You can set this environment variable for specific users in their Windows environment, or you can add it to the proev.bat script.

Note: View the proev.bat script to make sure it is not setting VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME for the previous license configuration.

* To use the embedded license,
set VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME=EMBEDDED

* To use the CGTech standard license server,
set VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME=CGTECH_LICENSE

Note: If VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME is not set, or is set to CGTECH_LICENSE, VERICUT first attempts to check-out a standard VERICUT license. If no VERICUT licenses are available from the CGTech license server, then VERICUT will report an error saying no licenses are available. VERICUT will not check for embedded licenses.

* If you would like to prompt the user for the license mode, insert the following lines in proev.bat, ahead of the lines added in step #2 above:

:try_again
set VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME=
set /P VERICUT_MODE="Choose your VERICUT license: 1)Embedded 2)CGTech License :"
if "%VERICUT_MODE%" == "1" set VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME=EMBEDDED
if "%VERICUT_MODE%" == "2" set VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME=CGTECH_LICENSE
if "%VERICUT_FEATURE_NAME%" == "" goto try_again

Note: The above example is fairly simple and could be enhanced specifically for your site.

Note: Once VERICUT is running, you can see the license mode and available licenses by selecting Help > About VERICUT from VERICUT’s main menu.